Although I don’t do many Virtual runs anymore, this one is very special to me. The Run Motivators Run for the Angels Virtual 10K is a race that “I run for little feet that never had the chance to run on Earth.” 🩵🩷 As a runner, I’m often asked “Why do you run?” This virtual…

The For the Love of Go Off To The Races 5K, benefiting the Sunfield Elementary PTA in Buda, Texas was another “first time” race for me! The race took place bright and early at Sunfield Elementary school and ran us through the (hilly) Sunfield neighborhood. In addition to admiring the sunrise, I also took notice…

The E-Dragon Productions Dragon’s Den Half Marathon, 10K & 5K is one of the most challenging races in San Antonio. It’s held at Pearsall Park in August, which is one of the hottest months of the year. 🔥 Thankfully, there’s an early start time of 6:30am (for the half.) However, Eric signed up to volunteer…

The Scallywompus Alamo Beer Series follows an 18-week training schedule designed for half and full marathon running in the fall. This training lines up with the Rock’n’Roll San Antonio race in December. There are 4 races in the series and Remember the Alamo…BEER! is the first race. This race was held at Lady Bird Johnson…

The SARR Women’s Run 5K & 10K and 1/4 mile Girl Power Run is a wonderful “Girl Power” themed race event that takes place in the Alamo Heights community of San Antonio. This year’s featured flower was the Texas Bluebonnet! 🪻 This is a WOMEN ONLY event and there were so many strong, beautiful and…

This iRun Texas race had been on my bucket list for years! I had signed up for the Texas Too Hot 5K & 15K Race a few years ago and then suffered a bad calf strain the week before so I wasn’t able to run it. I ended up running it virtually later (after my…

I have a long history with this race. In 2013, Eric and I decided to participate in the Run in Texas El Chupacabra de San Antonio Night 5K &10K Trail Race. We’d run enough 5K’s to feel confident in the challenge to double the distance and run our first 10K. We were fairly new to…

There are always several races to choose from on the 4th of July. One of my faves is the For the Love of Go Popsicle Run 4-miler, 3K & 1K race held in Kyle, Texas. The race start, finish and after party is held at Negley Elementary School in the lovely Plum Creek community. It’s…

This was the 4th (out of 5) race in the Edragon San Antonio 5K Summer Series. Each of these events is held at a different San Antonio park. This one took place at MLK Park in East San Antonio. There was a beautiful sunrise as we drove to the park. 🌅 We arrived early to…

The San Marcos Parks & Rec Firecracker 5K is always held on the Thursday Night before the Fourth of July at Five Mile Dam Park in San Marcos, Texas. This was my 3rd year running this race and this time I brought Shannon and Jake with me! 😍 We saw our friend Paul as soon…